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she
CIDE DICTIONARY
she, pron. [OE. she, sche, scheo, scho, AS. seó, fem. of the definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. OS. siu, D. zij, G. sie, OHG. siu, sī, si, Icel. s, sjā, Goth. si she, s, fem. article, Russ. siia, fem., this, Gr. , fem. article, Skr. sā, syā. The possessive her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different root. See Her.].
- This or that female; the woman understood or referred to; the animal of the female sex, or object personified as feminine, which was spoken of. [1913 Webster]"She loved her children best in every wise." [1913 Webster]"Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid." [1913 Webster]
- A woman; a female; -- used substantively. [1913 Webster]" She is used in composition with nouns of common gender, for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as, a she-bear; a she-cat." [1913 Webster]"Lady, you are the cruelest she alive." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
she, pron. & n.
--pron. (obj. her; poss. her; pl. they)
1 the woman or girl or female animal previously named or in question.
2 a thing regarded as female, e.g. a vehicle or ship.
3 Austral. & NZ colloq. it; the state of affairs (she'll be right).
--n.
1 a female; a woman.
2 (in comb.) female (she-goat).
--pron. (obj. her; poss. her; pl. they)
1 the woman or girl or female animal previously named or in question.
2 a thing regarded as female, e.g. a vehicle or ship.
3 Austral. & NZ colloq. it; the state of affairs (she'll be right).
--n.
1 a female; a woman.
2 (in comb.) female (she-goat).
Idiom
she-devil a malicious or spiteful woman.
Etymology
ME sc{aelig}, sche, etc., f. OE fem. demonstr. pron. & adj. sio, seo, acc. sie
THESAURUS
she
I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, better self, ego, ethical self, female, female being, he, her, herself, him, himself, inner man, inner self, it, me, my humble self, myself, number one, oneself, other self, ourselves, self, subconscious self, subliminal self, superego, them, themselves, they, you, yours truly, yourself, yourselvesROGET THESAURUS
she
Woman
N woman, she, her, female, petticoat, feminality, muliebrity, womanhood, womankind, the sex, the fair, fair sex, softer sex, weaker vessel, dame, madam, madame, mistress, Mrs, lady, donna belle, matron, dowager, goody, gammer, Frau, frow, Vrouw, rani, good woman, good wife, squaw, wife, matronage, matronhood, bachelor girl, new woman, feminist, suffragette, suffragist, nymph, wench, grisette, girl, sissy, betty, cot betty, cotquean, henhussy, mollycoddle, muff, old woman, hen, bitch, sow, doe, roe, mare, she goat, Nanny goat, tabita, ewe, cow, lioness, tigress, vixen, gynecaeum, estrogen, oestrogen, consanguinity &c, paternity, lesbian, dyke, female, she-, feminine, womanly, ladylike, matronly, maidenly, wifely, womanish, effeminate, unmanly, gynecic, gynaecic, Pron, she, her, hers, ', a perfect woman nobly planned, a lovely lady garmented in white, das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan, earth's noblest thing, a woman perfected, es de vidrio la mujer, she moves a goddess and she looks a queen, the beauty of a lovely woman is like music, varium et mutabile semper femina, woman is the lesser man, woman, she, her, female, petticoat, feminality, muliebrity, womanhood, womankind, the sex, the fair, fair sex, softer sex, weaker vessel, dame, madam, madame, mistress, Mrs, lady, donna belle, matron, dowager, goody, gammer, Frau, frow, Vrouw, rani, good woman, good wife, squaw, wife, matronage, matronhood, bachelor girl, new woman, feminist, suffragette, suffragist, nymph, wench, grisette, girl, sissy, betty, cot betty, cotquean, henhussy, mollycoddle, muff, old woman, hen, bitch, sow, doe, roe, mare, she goat, Nanny goat, tabita, ewe, cow, lioness, tigress, vixen, gynecaeum, estrogen, oestrogen, consanguinity &c, paternity, lesbian, dyke, female, she-, feminine, womanly, ladylike, matronly, maidenly, wifely, womanish, effeminate, unmanly, gynecic, gynaecic, Pron, she, her, hers, ', a perfect woman nobly planned, a lovely lady garmented in white, das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan, earth's noblest thing, a woman perfected, es de vidrio la mujer, she moves a goddess and she looks a queen, the beauty of a lovely woman is like music, varium et mutabile semper femina, woman is the lesser man.For further exploring for "she" in Webster Dictionary Online
